es pm e recent dines Eight Seniors To Be Honored During First Annual Event Schindler's List Boosts HMC Numbers JENNIFER FINER STAFF WRITER RUTH LITTMANN STAFF WRITER A ince early 1994, when the Academy Award-winning movie Schindler's List took box offices by storm, in- creasing numbers of people have visited the Holocaust Memorial Center in West Bloomfield. The Center attracts about 1,200 school groups a year, some from as far away as Pennsylvania. Other visitors include members of civic and church groups, as well as individuals — Jews and gentiles — who come alone to learn more about the World War II tragedy. "I think that, especially in terms of in- dividuals, we have seen a significant in- crease since Schindler's List came on the scene," said Rabbi Charles Rosenzveig, founder and executive vice president of the Center. "I was told by the docents and speak- ers that those who have seen the movie ask many more intense questions," he said. "It says to me very simply that Hol- lywood can do a good job in terms of bring- ing consciousness of the Holocaust to the public." Rabbi Rosenzveig said the Holocaust Memorial Center's library also has gained former concert vio- member; and Hortense linist, a professor Falk, Rose L. Greenberg, emeritus of psychia- Neil Kalef, Arthur Lipsitt try and the first and Dorothy Storchan were se- woman to be chosen for the lected because of their ongoing all-male Hebrew Free Loan contributions to the community, board are among a group of achievements in the ar- senior citizens being honored eas of Jewish identity, by the Jewish Federation and dedication to a Apartments in co-spon- cause. Close to fifty sorship with The Jewish nominations were News and Morrison made last December. restaurants Inc. "We are excited about On May 22, eight se- the number of nominations niors will be installed we received," said Penny in the newly created Feldman, administra- Senior Adult Jewish tor at Teitel Federation Hall of Fame of Metro- Apartments. "All of the politan Detroit, during a 1 . winners were thrilled pm. community recep- not only about win- tion. ning, but about their Harry August, the (9 nominations. It is impor- professor emeritus; . tant for the community to Clara Collens, the recognize what the former concert vi- senior generation olinist; Ruth Red- SENIOR ADULT JEWISH continues to con- stone, the Hebrew tribute to our com- HALL OF FAME Free Loan board munity." OVER S Rabbi Charles Rosenzvelg popularity since the movie's release. The library contains about 15,000 volumes. "We have more young people coming to do research because they have seen Schindler's List," Rabbi Rosenzveig said. `They want to know more about the Holo- caust generally, and the trials (of Nazis after the war). Many young people are, as a consequence of the movie, interest- ed in Raoul Wallenberg, (a righteous gen- tile). Tuition Tension Eased Employee Rights Through Endowment Creation Seminar A Success LESLEY PEARL STAFF WRITER STEVE STEIN STAFF WRITER hen Hillel Day Twenty-four other par- "The original intent of School President ents followed the lead and the minimum tuition was Marty Gene an- an endowment was creat- for families to look to the nounced a re- ed. community and its agen- vised tuition schedule cies for assistance in March for the rather than further 1994-95 year, more burdening our tu- than a few eyebrows ition allowance pro- and concerns were gram," Mr. Gene raised. said. "I didn't really Of greatest issue to have faith that that many parents was a would happen. And $1,000 minimum tu- that would haunt ition payment. me." Although a neces- The endowment sary budget tactic to will be administered keep Hillel in the through Hillel's tu- black, the minimum ition committee. didn't sit well with Standards have not Mr. Gene. yet been set. The At the annual pa- hope is families will tron dinner last contribute as much month, while reflect- as possible toward ing on his time at the tuition and the en- school's helm, Mr. dowment will be Gene made a contri- used to cover the dif- bution toward Hillel's ference. 22 families currently paying less than $500 Martin Gene in tuition. yen though at- tendance fell be- low expectations, the first "Em- ployee Rights Seminar for Non-Lawyers" was proclaimed a success by the head of the spon- soring organization. "It went very well. We received wonderful feedback and many tes- timonials," said Royal Oak attorney Sheldon Stark, president of the Detroit Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild. The guild organized the day-long conference April 23 at the Kings- ley Inn in Bloomfield Hills and provided many of the faculty members. Sheldon Stark "About 45 or 50 peo- ple attended the semi- nar," Mr. Stark said. enough crowd to let every- "We were anticipating one know he wasn't alone more, but it was a big when it came to employ- w E ment problems." One of the major reasons the semi- nar was put togeth- er, Mr. Stark said, was to give lawyers who handle em- ployment discrimi- nation cases a chance to answer common questions they hear in one-on- one conversations in front of a large group. "We got a lot of the same questions, but we were asked some new ones, too," Mr. Stark said. "That's what hap- pens when people are given informa- tion. It generates new questions." The guest speak- er at a noon lun- cheon was former United Auto Workers pres- ident Doug Fraser.